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As to inscriptions of his reign, Dr. Hultzsch mentions that they cover the period from about 1354 to 1371, while the first inscription of his successor, Harihara II., is dated in 1379. If, then, we assume that Bukka I. reigned till 1379, we find the chronicle so far accurate that Bukka I. did in fact reign thirty-six years, though not thirty-seven A.D. 1343 to 1379.
An important inscription of his reign, dated in A.D. 1601 2, and recorded on copper-plates, has been published by Dr. Hultzsch. In 1593 the Bijapur Sultan, Ibrahim Adil, invaded Mysore, which then belonged to the Raya, and reduced the place after a three months' siege.
Hultzsch allots this to Deva Raya II. It may be, as already suggested, that there was a Deva Raya III. on the throne between A.D. 1444 and 1449, but this remains to be proved. Two sons of Deva Raya II., according to the inscriptions, were named Mallikarjuna and Virupaksha I. respectively. There are inscriptions of the former dated in A.D. 1452 53 and 1464 65, and one of the latter in 1470.
A careful study has been made by Dr. Hultzsch of one of these, dated in A.D. 1566 67, a year or so after the great defeat of the Hindus at Talikota and the destruction of the capital; and this is especially interesting as it bears out my assertion that even the three brothers themselves recognised Sadasiva as king, though he had no power and was kept under constraint.
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